The Shipwreck

On the evening of January 3rd, 1923 an easterly storm battered the North Shore of Massachusetts as the 27 year old schooner Alice M. Colburn labored offshore. Enroute from Portland, Maine to Norfolk Virginia, however the helpless schooner was driven onto Egg Rock, one mile off Coolidge Point, Manchester-by-the-Sea, where it stranded. Whether the schooner was blown in by the gale or ran in seeking shelter is unknown. The crew abandoned ship and was assisted by a nearby Coast Guard station. By January 4th, the vessel was full of water and breaking up.

Dive Site Conditions

The only dive related reference on this wreck comes from Brad Luther's pamphlet entitled "New England Shipwrecks," which was prepared for the Boston Sea Rovers Thirteenth Annual International Underwater Clinic, Saturday April 29, 1967. Luther reports that he had not yet found the main body of wreckage but that a portion had been found between Egg and Little Egg Rock. However, a group of Beverly divers have reportedly located the main hull on the southwest corner of the rock.